Ref. Ares(2021)3902058 - 15/06/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
Horizontal policies
Brussels,
DG FISMA/
Stakeholder Workshop on intra-EU investment
Albert Borschette Congress Centre, room 2D (Rue Froissart 36, 1040 Brussels)
3 December 2019, 10.00 – 16.30
Provisional Programme
1) Coffee and registration of participants [09.30 -10.00]
2) Introductory remarks [10.00 – 10.05]
3) Info point on the state of play on the termination of intra-EU BITs [10.05 – 10.30]
4) First Panel discussion [10.30 – 11.45]
How to ensure that investments are comprehensively and effectively protected within
the European Union?
- What are your views on the current set of investment protection rights under EU law
and where do you see potential areas for improvement?
- How to strike the right balance between necessary investment protection while
preserving the Member States' right to regulate in the public interest?
Chair:
Mario Nava, Director, Director for Horizontal Policies at Directorate-General
for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)
Speakers:
Mr. Winfried Pöcherstorfer, Legal Policy Department, Wirtschaftskammer Österreich
(Austrian Federal Economic Chamber)
Mr. Marc Poulain, International Trade Negotiations Director, French Association of
Large Companies
Prof. Alessandra Arcuri, Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Questions and Answers
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32
22991111
5) Second Panel Discussion [11.45 – 13.00]
Assessing existing processes and mechanisms of investment dispute resolution in the
EU and the need for a new investment dispute settlement mechanism at EU level
- Is there a need to improve the existing mechanisms in the EU?
- Is there a need for new investment dispute resolution mechanisms under EU law and
what could they look like?
Chair:
Anne-Françoise Mélot, Head of Unit DG FISMA B4
Speakers:
Mr.Dominique Grisay, Justinian Lawyers, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe
(CCBE)
Mr. Werner Mörth, Head of Legal & Compliance at Raiffeisen Bank International AG (for
European Banking Federation)
Ms. Luisa Santos, International Relations Director, BusinessEurope
Ms. Patricia Stöbener de Mora, Director EU Law and International Economic Law,
Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag (DIHK e.V.)
Mr. Pieter van Nuffel, Head of Institutional Team, Legal Service of the European
Commission
Questions and Answers
6) Lunch break [13.00-14.00]
7) European Commission presentations on EU initiatives facilitating and promoting
cross-border investment [14.00-14.30]
InvestEU - DG for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Single Digital Gateway - Ms. Marian Grubben, Head of Unit, DG for Internal Market,
Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
8) Third Panel discussion [14.30-15.45]
Making cross-border investments easier through investment facilitation and
promotion
- How to best promote and facilitate cross-border investment opportunities
- How to increase the use of out of court dispute resolution (SOLVIT)
- How to develop a future stakeholder dialogue
Chair:
Raffaella Assetta, Deputy Head of Unit DG FISMA
Speakers:
Mr. Ilya Bruggeman, Head of Single Market, Eurocommerce
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Ms. Anoushka Janssens, Team Leader SOLVIT, DG for Internal Market, Industry,
Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Mr Raido Lember, Director, Estonian Investment Agency
Ms. Andrea Mihaličková, Senior Consultant, Slovak Investment and Trade Development
Agency (SARIO)
Questions and Answers
9) Concluding remarks [15.45-16.00]
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